Cracked Archive - Weird World

7 Horrifying Uses of the Human Body to Create Art
Here are the most insane things people have done to themselves in the name of art -- the end result may still be ridiculous and it may still be bullshit, but nobody could call these people lazy.
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5 Famous Artists Who Tried to Destroy Their Own Work
For artists, it must be complete agony to see their hard-labored brainchildren banned, censored or outright destroyed -- which makes it all the more baffling when they choose to do it themselves.
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- By Drew Anderson
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The 6 Most Hilariously Insane Overreactions of All Time
Even if you've never, say, pulled a gun on somebody who cut you off in traffic, you've probably only imagined yourself doing it. Not everyone is capable of such restraint.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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5 Everyday Things You Won't Believe Are Copyrighted
Since all of human history consists of people thinking of ways to take good ideas and make them terrible, these days copyright laws have been taken to absurd extremes.
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- By C. Coville, Ajay Kumar, Karl Smallwood, Andrew Marinus
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Cracked Round-Up: Joe Biden Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Classic Superman Comics That Prove He Used to Be a Dick
Turns out that back in the day, the Man of Steel was less of a big blue Boy Scout and more of a raging anti-establishment maniac in red underpants who spent more time destroying property than catching criminals.
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- By Dillon Fenner
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The 6 Most Hilariously Creative Acts of Revenge
We do not endorse any of the following actions. (No matter how friggin' awesome they are.)
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- By Scott Pearson
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5 Big News Stories That Left Out the Most Important Part
The news media is in and out quicker than a high school kid on prom night, hyping up the most outlandish elements of a story and then dropping it like it's an infant.
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- By Chris Radomile
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Cracked Round-Up: Debate Season Edition!
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- By CRACKED Staff
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The 5 Most Surreal Financial Apocalypses From History
Money is a fragile thing, vulnerable to a whole lot of societal factors that you have no control over whatsoever. Which is why sometimes things just go completely insane.
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- By Chris Holmes
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The 6 Most Insanely Reckless Smuggling Tactics
Smuggling requires planning, creativity and guile. Or at least a smuggler who really, really doesn't give a shit.
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- By Benjamin Buso
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Cracked Round-Up: Margaritas and Eggnog Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 'Luxury' Toys for the Children of Wealthy Douchebags
Hey, it's never too early to get a head start on being a detached, rich little dickhead.
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- By Mark Hill, Jacopo della Quercia
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5 World-Famous Products That Are Shameless Rip-Offs
It turns out that many of the 'knockoff' brands we've scoffed at in the supermarket were there before the more famous, million-dollar 'original' product ... that totally stole their idea.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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7 Amazing Things People Got Just by Asking
You've got to use what you've got to get what you want. That's how the old saying goes, anyway. But how do you get the things you want when you have nothing? Just ask, apparently.
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- By Adam Tod Brown, Karl Smallwood
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